Feeling theatre /

"Why is it that in going to see plays we are also touched or moved by them, and is there more than metaphor involved in such claims? Considering these and other questions, this book examines a range of contemporary performance works in which performers and their audiences occupy a shared realm...

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Main Author: Welton, Martin, 1973-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Why is it that in going to see plays we are also touched or moved by them, and is there more than metaphor involved in such claims? Considering these and other questions, this book examines a range of contemporary performance works in which performers and their audiences occupy a shared realm of feelings, in which the play is not always the thing"--
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:x, 184 pages : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.